Australian News

Several Australian women allegedly forced to submit to invasive strip searches at Doha's Hamad airport have been given the go-ahead by the federal court to sue Qatar Airways after a "long and stressful struggle".

The five women, who cannot be legally named, were among hundreds of women alleged to have been forcibly removed from aircraft at Doha on 2 October 2020 as officials searched for the mother of a newborn found in a bathroom at the terminal.

What the fuck.

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Bendigo Bank says it plans to close its agency locations across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

The bank says its agency model, established 30 years ago, is no longer viable with decreasing customer use playing a role.

What's next?

Bendigo Bank plans to close the 28 agency locations in October.

Note: branches =/= agencies:

Bendigo Bank has announced that it will be shutting down its agency model, which allowed customers to access banking services from smaller locations such as newsagencies [...] and "enabled the bank to offer limited banking services via third parties in areas where there was not enough customer demand to sustain a branch".

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Klan’s report revealed a serious conflict of interest in [Segal's] role as Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia.

Several independent journalists – including this masthead – sent enquiries to Ms Segal, but none received a response; however, Ms Segal did have time to respond to The Age and Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald today, Sunday, July 13, commencing her urgent ‘damage control’.

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BHP has been ordered to pay labour hire workers at three Queensland coal mines the same as their directly employed peers.

The mining company has previously warned changes to industrial relations law could risk jobs.

What's next?

Australian Resources and Energy Association says the ruling could cost BHP around $1.3 billion.

Seems like it's been a nasty fight, that increase looks like it maybe covers CPI increases?

Anyone from sydney trains want to weigh in? Did they finally come to the table or is this exhaustion?

Ain't nobody out there who hates the country as much as tru blu Aussie farmers.